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Critical 9.8Published Oct 22, 2020
CVE-2020-27619In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.
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In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
python python python:python | from 3.0.0 before 3.6.13; from 3.7.0 before 3.7.10; from 3.8.0 before 3.8.7; from 3.9.0 before 3.9.1 | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 33; 34 | NVD |
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment | 22.2.0 | NVD |
References
- https://bugs.python.org/issue41944
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/2ef5caa58febc8968e670e39e3d37cf8eef3cab8
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b664a1df4ee71d3760ab937653b10997081b1794
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/6c6c256df3636ff6f6136820afaefa5a10a3ac33
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/43e523103886af66d6c27cd72431b5d9d14cd2a9
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e912e945f2960029d039d3390ea08835ad39374b
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3Emailing-list
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGIY6I4YS3WOXAK4SXKIEOC2G4VZKIR7/vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSLQD5CCM75IZGAMBDGUZEATYU5YSGJ7/vendor-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Emailing-list
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Emailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201123-0004/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-04vendor-advisory
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